Boca Ballet Theatre's 20th annual 'A Princely Affair'

October 19, 2011

The 20th annual "A Princely Affair" luncheon, kicking off Boca Ballet Theatre's 2011-2012 season, is set for noon Nov. 6 in the Great Hall of the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The event features an afternoon of dance, costumes and prizes.

"A Princely Affair" includes excerpts from this season's productions and showcases Daniel Ulbricht, award-winning principal dancer with New York City Ballet. Ulbricht previously thrilled patrons as the Golden Idol at Boca Ballet Theatre's "La Bayadère" and captivated luncheon guests at "A Princely Affair." He has also made a donation for a spontaneous live auction for two orchestra tickets and backstage passes to a New York City Ballet production. He is joined this year by Lauren Lovette, another rising star at New York City Ballet.

Lidia Cegarra is this year's chairwoman, and Susan Beery and Maria Soto are the co-chairwomen. Sharon Alpert, last year's chairwoman, is the honorary adviser for this year's event.

"A Princely Affair" begins with mimosas for guests to enjoy, and luncheon festivities will include a variety of themed raffle prizes. Silent auction items for guests to bid on include upscale artwork and weekend getaways.

This year's grand-prize raffle is a seven-night Caribbean cruise for two on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas. Giuliano and Judy Lorenzani, owners of Boca Raton Travel & Cruises, have sponsored the grand-prize raffle for "A Princely Affair" almost since the event's inception 20 years ago.

Last year, Boca Ballet Theatre celebrated its 20th season. The group provides aspiring dancers with performance opportunities that allow students to dance with, and learn from, the best in the world. Guest artists from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, National Ballet of Canada and more have performed with Boca Ballet Theatre students.

Boca Ballet Theatre productions this year will include "The Nutcracker" (Nov. 25-27), "Spring Fever" (March 31 and April 1) and "Coppélia" (Aug. 3-5). All performances will be at FAU's University Theatre (Griswold).